A prospective study of dental anxiety in a cohort of children followed from 5 to 9 years of age

International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 225-232

  Tickle, Martin ^a,b   Jones, Clare ^b   Buchannan, Katie ^b,c   Milsom, Keith M ^b,c   Blinkhorn, Anthony S ^d   Humphris, Gerry M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c Halton and St Helens Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGE FACTORS; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 67249163475     PISSN: 09607439     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-263X.2009.00976.x     Document Type: Article

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